ClassMate by World Book Earns Research-Based Design Certification
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CHICAGO, Sept. 25, 2026 /CourierPR/ -- World Book has announced that its reading and learning platform, ClassMate, has earned the Research-Based Design: ESSA Tier 4 Product Certification from Digital Promise. This certification confirms that ClassMate’s design is grounded in learning sciences research, providing schools and districts with a verified benchmark for evaluating the platform’s effectiveness.
ClassMate is specifically designed to address the persistent literacy gap among middle school students. According to the National Assessment of Educational Progress, only 30 percent of eighth-grade students perform at or above the proficient level in reading. ClassMate offers educators tools to build subject knowledge and support struggling readers across all subjects, not just those led by literacy specialists.
Unlike AI tools built on the open web, ClassMate operates exclusively within World Book’s expert-written, editorially reviewed content library. Every article, resource, and reference is vetted by World Book’s editorial team before reaching a student, ensuring a responsible and trustworthy alternative to open-web AI tools.
Rebecca Earnshaw, Senior Director of Product at World Book, expressed pride in the certification.
In connection with this announcement, World Book is also offering a free resource for education leaders. The blueprint is available now at meetclassmate.com.
ClassMate by World Book is the reading and learning platform built for and trusted by middle school educators and leaders. For over 100 years, World Book has inspired curiosity and built reliable knowledge. ClassMate carries that legacy forward, working exclusively within World Book’s expert-written, editorially reviewed content library.
World Book, a subsidiary of Marmon Holdings, Inc., a Berkshire Hathaway company, is a leading educational publishing and e-learning company that leverages cutting-edge technology to provide authoritative, trustworthy, and understandable content in the school and library and consumer markets worldwide. ClassMate was built specifically to address this challenge, giving educators tools to build subject knowledge and support struggling readers across every subject, not just those led by literacy specialists.
Unlike AI tools built on the open web, ClassMate operates exclusively within World Book’s expert-written, editorially reviewed content library. Every article, resource, and reference is vetted by World Book’s editorial team before reaching a student, giving districts a responsible, trustworthy alternative to open-web AI tools.
In connection with this announcement, World Book is also offering a free resource for education leaders. The blueprint is available now at meetclassmate.com.